'Here's Johnny!' scene tops scary screen moment poll

Jack Nicholson’s crazed cry of “Here’s Johnny” as he axes his way through a door in pursuit of his wife has been named the most terrifying screen moment of all time.

Jack Nicholson’s crazed cry of “Here’s Johnny” as he axes his way through a door in pursuit of his wife has been named the most terrifying screen moment of all time.

The chilling scene in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining topped a poll for a Channel 4 special The 100 Scariest Moments screened last night.

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